The final round of calls for ERA-NET Cofunds was launched by the European Commission. 10 different topics are addressed comprising e.g. Health, Energy and Climate related areas.

ERA-LEARN compiled the list of all ERA-NET Cofund topics with deadlines in 2020 and links to the respective calls on the EC Funding & Tenders Portal. Click here to see the details.

The model for the certificate on the financial statements was extended with a section dedicated to ERA-NET Cofund actions. Part F of the model is related to the costs providing financial support to ERA-NET Cofund Third Parties meaning the final beneficiaries of the funded trans-national projects. Section G is related to the direct coordination costs of additional activities and shows the auditor how to verify the number of units claimed under unit costs. Read more details here.

In the Annotated Model Grant Agreement (AGA) new and updated annotations concerning ERA-NET Cofund and EJP Cofund have been published. The annotations clarify frequently asked questions such as e.g. when a new beneficiary can be added, when an amendment is needed, the administration of payments to the final recipients or how to deal with beneficiaries implementing trans-national projects (See page 635ff for ERA-NET Cofund, 716ff for EJP Cofund).

A New Generation of European Partnerships

In its proposal for Horizon Europe, from 7 June 2018, the Commission proposes for the first time an overall policy approach for all kinds of partnerships: ERA-NETs, JTIs, FET Flagships and even the EIT/KICs has been developed and uniformly labelled ‘European Partnerships’. ERA-LEARN provides explanation and details on all forms of partnerships that are important for the new label. Learn more about Public-Public Partnerships, Public-Private Partnerships and other partnership initiatives.